Verdence Capital Advisors LLC Buys 1,370 Shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Verdence Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 26,546 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,370 shares during the quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,216,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 89,235,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,815,663,000 after acquiring an additional 663,730 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 37,782,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,858,273,000 after acquiring an additional 258,589 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 34,386,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,870,592,000 after purchasing an additional 239,082 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 34,156,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,583,926,000 after purchasing an additional 1,668,799 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.2% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 32,276,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,441,712,000 after acquiring an additional 2,175,194 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

IEFA opened at $86.82 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $86.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $148.45 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $66.95 and a 52-week high of $87.36.

About iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of developed-market stocks in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, and excludes North America IEFA was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.